We present the three most dangerous features in Android operating system, which seriously increase the risk of contamination of your smartphone with harmful software.
Android is recognized as a well -designed operating system, which with each new version is getting better and safer. However, there are several features that significantly increase the risk of infection of your smartphone or tablet with harmful software. Today, let's look at the three most dangerous ones and advise you how to reduce their related risks.
- Special Opportunities: Special Opportunities is a powerful set of Android functions designed to facilitate living people with visual impairments. They require special applications that read aloud the contents of the screen and interact with voice teams. Although it is an indispensable feature for people with visual impairments, it can be a problem because one application allows you to access everything that happens in others. This creates potential vulnerability to cybercrime that can use this access for espionage, theft of information and other crimes. Before giving the application access to "special opportunities", you should always carefully consider whether it can be trusted by developers.
- Installation of unknown applications: Android by default allows you to install programs only from official stores such as the Google Play Store. However, users can grant permission to install programs from other sources. This can be dangerous because applications from unofficial sources do not undergo safety check that are provided by official stores. It is important to keep track of the sources from which you install the programs and always turn off the "Installation of unknown programs" after completing unofficial applications.
- The Rights of the Super Supervisor: Getting a Super User Appointed as “Rutting” allows the user to access the Android depths, but also opens the door to potential security threats. The attackers may use these rights to install spy software or other threats. The "routine" smartphone becomes especially attractive to spy software, which can use all the capabilities of the super -user to perform harmful actions. Therefore, it is not recommended to use "rutting" without awareness and understanding of the risks associated with this function.
Recommendations for leaving: safe:
- Carefully choose the applications that require “special opportunities”.
- Only install programs from official stores.
- Periodically check and turn off "Installation of unknown programs".
- Refrain from "rutting" devices if you do not have the appropriate experience and understand its consequences.
- Always install and actively use software for Android devices.
